The National Democratic Congress, NDC, has thrown its weight behind its Presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, CON, urging the Federal Government to suspend new road construction and focus on fixing the country’s “deplorable” existing road network.
In a statement on Thursday, the party said Obi “has bemoaned the deplorable condition of Nigeria’s road network” and stressed that it is “pertinent for the ruling party and its leaders to refrain from initiating new road construction projects until they have thoroughly rehabilitated and maintained our existing road network.”
“We completely agree with this position and are calling on the ruling government to, as a matter of urgency, repair all our major roads and stop subjecting Nigerians to unnecessary suffering and hardships,” the NDC said.